- pet·it larceny
- /ˈpɛti-/ noun [noncount]US law : the crime of stealing something that does not have a high value — called also petit theft, petty larceny, petty theft — compare ↑grand larceny
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pet·it larceny
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pet|it larceny — «PEHT ee», = petty larceny. (Cf. ↑petty larceny) … Useful english dictionary
larceny — lar·ce·ny / lär sə nē/ n pl nies [modification of Anglo French larcine theft, from Old French larrecin, from Latin latrocinium robbery, from latron latro mercenary soldier, brigand]: the unlawful taking and carrying away of personal property with … Law dictionary
pet|it — «PEHT ee; French puh TEE», adjective. Law. minor; small; petty; trivial: »petit larceny. ╂[< Old French petit, ultimately < Late Latin pitinnus very small (child). See etym. of doublet petty. (Cf. ↑petty)] … Useful english dictionary
pet·it theft — /ˈpɛti / noun [noncount] US law : ↑petit larceny … Useful english dictionary
petty larceny — pet′ty (or petit larceny) n. law larceny in which the value of the goods taken is below a certain legally specified amount • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
petit larceny — /pet ee/, Law. See petty larceny. [1580 90] * * * … Universalium
petit larceny — pet′it lar′ceny [[t]ˈpɛt i[/t]] n. law petty larceny • Etymology: 1580–90 … From formal English to slang
petit larceny — noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) • Syn: ↑petty larceny, ↑petty • Ant: ↑grand larceny • Hypernyms: ↑larceny, ↑theft, ↑thievery, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Petit larceny — Petit Pet it, a. [F. See {Petty}.] Small; little; insignificant; mean; Same as {Petty}. [Obs., except in legal language.] [1913 Webster] By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of and recover a vanishing notion. South. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petit larceny — [pet′ē] n. see LARCENY … English World dictionary
